NEWS OF THE WEEK: Timothée Chalamet trained for months to play table tennis champ in Marty Supreme

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April 13, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Darius Khondji, the film's cinematographer, revealed to Variety that the two-time Oscar-nominated actor went all-in on his preparation for Josh Safdie's sports drama, which is loosely inspired by the life and career of table tennis star Marty Reisman. The director of photography revealed that the A Complete Unknown star trained "for months and months" because "you can do anything, any camera tricks you want, but you need to have a core."."He wanted to be like a real (professional) ping pong player when he started shooting." .

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